Feistn

Feistn

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  1. Time for me to quit

    Feistn replied to Ayala's topic in General Students

    What about being a home health aide do you like better? It's possible you might be happier as a social worker. There isn't anything wrong with that, but think carefully about what you're doing. Job...

  2. Bad A&P teacher, nursing school consequences?

    Feistn replied to Melseal's topic in General Students

    I would let the dean know about your experience. At my school, my AP II class was good, but the other class we shared a lab with got extra time on the practicals, had students who blatantly cheated....

  3. I hate nursing exams

    Feistn replied to RNbethy's topic in General Students

    Yes, your goal is to graduate. You can't go on to advanced practice without it. So you have a choice.... Moral victory and risking your ability to complete your RN/BSN, thus risking any MN or DNP...

  4. I hate nursing exams

    Feistn replied to RNbethy's topic in General Students

    It seems as though you've forgotten the goal, which is to GRADUATE. Yes you took o-chem, and that's an accomplishment. But this isn't o-chem. you're not going to change the system, so you better work...

  5. Fall 2012 new nursing students roll call!!!

    Feistn replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    Me too! Reading these boards has reminded me to mind my Ps and Qs once I'm

  6. Finally a Nurse Manager That Does NOT Tolerate Nurses Eating Their Young

    Feistn replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Has anyone read the book "The No A-hole Rule?" I hope to use it as my guide if I'm ever in management. However, in my experience, bullies in the workplace are craftier than the schoolyard bullies. The...

  7. Associate, BSN, or Masters

    Feistn replied to khalverson's topic in General Nursing

    If you have EMT experience, some schools have a paramedic to RN program. I'm like you. I had a "so-so" GPA in my undergrad. Because it's hard to raise your overall GPA when you have a lot of...

  8. Got my letter-century college- alternate list????????

    Feistn replied to Justakiss's topic in General Nursing

    You never know.... You have to figure some people applied to more than one program and were accepted to more than one.... I got accepted to Normandale and Inver and I'm gonna have to turn one

  9. gpa to get into nursing school?

    Feistn replied to hushpupgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on the school. My school required an entrance exam and calculated GPA based on the last 30 credits. I scored in the 99% on the NLN-PAX and got a 4.0 on my prereqs. This is kind of...

  10. Will they hold my first career against me?

    Feistn replied to Curlygirl9195's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I dunno... I worked for the finance industry too, and when people ask if they can contact that employer, I just say "do you remember hearing about XXXX Bank's involvement in the financial meltdown?...

  11. Inver anyone?

    Feistn replied to allies's topic in General Nursing

    I got in too! I'm only a little miffed by the hubby, who didn't think it was "important" mail and didn't tell me about it right away! See you in the

  12. Lifespan Psy condensed to 3 wks?

    Feistn replied to melc0305's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've taken a couple courses like this. African Cinema and ASL II. You should expect to put pretty much a full eight hour day into the class to be successful. My classes were in person, and one nice...

  13. Frustrated

    Feistn replied to magen's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    http://www.khanacademy.org/ Under Biology, look for topics that are covered. I recommend this site for math review as well. Another thing you can do is get one of the "for Dummies" book. Check out...

  14. Chem 2 made me cry today

    Feistn replied to ixchel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Check out Khan Academy and Google it... there are lots of explanations of chemistry principles. There are also explanations of many other things, including math, biology..... you name it, it's...

  15. ADN or BSN?

    Feistn replied to Stephens22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Uhhh... it's hard for new BSN's too. We just hired someone here at work who had graduated in May 2009. Just

  16. Did I Mess Up?

    Feistn replied to USANursingstudent's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I dropped an advanced ASL course. I'm hoping that the nursing admissions board will not take that into consideration because frankly, it's an interpreter level class. But I've asked around, and lots...

  17. help? im in a rut...

    Feistn replied to aboland1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think you're close enough that you should just finish where you're at if at all possible. If you transfer to another university that is cheaper, you might find that you're spending just as much to...

  18. Waitlist Vent/ Frustration

    Feistn replied to SewVintage's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Would it be possible to take other courses to be seen as a "current" student? I get that schools want to admit their own students, but this is kind of ridiculous. Is there a way to point that out to...

  19. To gain experience

    Feistn replied to tabbie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I second getting CNA experience. I think some colleges will consider work experience as an asset in the application process, and it's a great way to really test out whether or not you really want to...

  20. Does Spanish classes help with getting into schools and hospitals?

    Feistn replied to Jfarmboy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have pretty good language skills in ASL and have been pursuing a certificate along with my prereqs. I have been told by nurses that you WILL use any language skills you have. I also know a hospital...

  21. Concerned about Biology/Microbiology!

    Feistn replied to kdh5139's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ha, depending on where you lived, I would recommend probably the most entertaining microbiology professor in the world! You would totally get it. And don't forget about all of those fabulous science...

  22. Words of encouragement anyone???

    Feistn replied to NursingN.C's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are you worried that university classes will be harder? Because my experience is that they're different, not harder. I had some easy As at both institutions, and I had some hard earned grades at...

  23. University then Pre Health Science

    Feistn replied to shabz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think you should go meet with the advisors at all of these schools. They should be able to explain the best way to get into their

  24. RIDICULOUS RULES!

    Feistn replied to Mrs.Priss's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You know, I think this is a little unfair. We all know that we're much different at 28 than we were at 18. We were all pretty stupid back then, and we made mistakes. In my case, I failed music...

  25. RIDICULOUS RULES!

    Feistn replied to Mrs.Priss's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First of all, it's 2012 now, and 2013 is not that far off. You can't argue with the school when there's more butts than seats right now. Whatever stupid, arcane rule they make is the one you have to...